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when i came to washington, people compromised. now it's a dirty word? when did that happen? >> well, you know, it's a good question. it happened, unfortunately, story rapidly, and somehow people think compromising is capitulating on your principles. far from it. you have to talk with people whom you disagree. i thought how best i contribute my 34 years of experience and voice on the outside so that we don't return to this kind of dysfunction ever again, especially at this moment in time for our history. but the essence of public service is solving problems, and we've lost that central purpose. and we have to return to it. and hopefully, we have some starters here with the fiscal cliff decisions, that we can have confidence-building measures in the final analysis. because there's a sense of urgency. so hopefully the concillation of words will turn into urgency of action. >> schieffer: are you optimistic at all about them find something way to get past this fiscal cliff? >> um, i think they will. you know, i think on the short term they have to. because every thing will ratche
when i came to washington, people compromised. now it's a dirty word? when did that happen? >> well, you know, it's a good question. it happened, unfortunately, story rapidly, and somehow people think compromising is capitulating on your principles. far from it. you have to talk with people whom you disagree. i thought how best i contribute my 34 years of experience and voice on the outside so that we don't return to this kind of dysfunction ever again, especially at this moment in time...
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norah o'donnell is in washington. so is former cia director david petraeus, meeting with members of congress this morning. >> he has agreed to answer questions about the attacks that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and margaret brennan is at the u.s. capitol where closed door hearings are happening at an undisclosed underground location. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: david petraeus told intelligence committee members that the cia knew the assault on the u.s. mission in benghazi was a terrorist attack within the first 24 hours. he says the cia shared that information with the white house, the state department and other agencies. intell committee member congressman peter king told reporters following the hearing that this is a different story than what petraeus told the same committee just two days after the attack when it was described as a result of mob violence. >> general petraeus' testimony today was that from the start he had told us that this was a terrorist attack, that there were terrorists involved
norah o'donnell is in washington. so is former cia director david petraeus, meeting with members of congress this morning. >> he has agreed to answer questions about the attacks that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and margaret brennan is at the u.s. capitol where closed door hearings are happening at an undisclosed underground location. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: david petraeus told intelligence committee members that the cia knew the assault on the u.s. mission in...
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everybody else in washington's clock is moving towards the next election. and so his interests and their interests begin to divide as every day passes which is why it's so important to get things done early. >> the president even acknowledged all of this in his first press conference. he recognizes the curse of second term presidents. >> people who try to domestic big things first. and i think the president has a big chance here with the fiscal cliff and a possible deal and other successful presidents use the last two years typically to try to do something big in foreign policy. where they have a lot more unilateral movement. ronald reagan made his progress with the soviets in the second term. bill clinton almost got a middle east peace deal in the second term. so i do think there's a sense when you look abroad the president has more opportunities to leave a mark. >> john do you think, those that the scandal involving cia director former cia director david petraeus could derail the efforts he's trying to get going here? >> this one won't derail it but it's
everybody else in washington's clock is moving towards the next election. and so his interests and their interests begin to divide as every day passes which is why it's so important to get things done early. >> the president even acknowledged all of this in his first press conference. he recognizes the curse of second term presidents. >> people who try to domestic big things first. and i think the president has a big chance here with the fiscal cliff and a possible deal and other...
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do you think the political will exists in washington to pass legislation that could include a tax on carbon? >> you know, as you know, mark, we can't attribute any particular weather event to climate change. what we do know is the temperature around globe is increasing. faster than was predicted even ten years ago. the arctic icecap is melting. faster than was predicted even five years ago. we do know that there have been extraordinarily -- there have been an extraordinarily large number of severe weather events here in north america but also around the globe. and i am a firm believer that climate change is real. that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions. as a consequence, i think we have an obligation to future generations to do something about it. in my first term, we doubled fuel efficiency standards on cars and trucks. that will have an impact. that will take a lot of carbon out of the atmosphere. we doubled the production of clean energy, which promises to reduce the utilization of fossil fuels for power generation. and we continue to invest in potential break-t
do you think the political will exists in washington to pass legislation that could include a tax on carbon? >> you know, as you know, mark, we can't attribute any particular weather event to climate change. what we do know is the temperature around globe is increasing. faster than was predicted even ten years ago. the arctic icecap is melting. faster than was predicted even five years ago. we do know that there have been extraordinarily -- there have been an extraordinarily large number...
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do you think the political will exists in washington to pass legislation that could include a tax on carbon? >> you know, as you know, mark, we can't attribute any particular weather event to climate change. what we do know is the temperature around globe is increasing. faster than was predicted even ten years ago. the arctic icecap is melting. faster than was predicted even five years ago. we do know that there have been extraordinarily -- there have been an extraordinarily large number of severe weather events here in north america but also around the globe. and i am a firm believer that climate change is real. that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions. as a consequence, i think we have an obligation to future generations to do something about it. in my first term, we doubled fuel efficiency standards on cars and trucks. that will have an impact. that will take a lot of carbon out of the atmosphere. we doubled the production of clean energy, which promises to reduce the utilization of fossil fuels for power generation. and we continue to invest in potential break-t
do you think the political will exists in washington to pass legislation that could include a tax on carbon? >> you know, as you know, mark, we can't attribute any particular weather event to climate change. what we do know is the temperature around globe is increasing. faster than was predicted even ten years ago. the arctic icecap is melting. faster than was predicted even five years ago. we do know that there have been extraordinarily -- there have been an extraordinarily large number...
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and do you think the political will exists in washington to pass legislation that could include some kind of attacks on carbon? >> you know, as you know, mark, we can't attribute any particular weather event to climate change. what we do know is the temperature around the globe is increasing, faster than was predicted even ten years ago. we do know that the arctic ice cap is melting, faster than was even predicted five years ago. we do know there have been extraordinarily -- there have been an extraordinarily large number of severe weather events here in north america but also around the globe. and i am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions. as a consequence i think we have an obligation to future generations to do something about it. now in my first term, we doubled fuel efficiency standards on cars. and trucks. that will have an impact. that will take a lot of carbon out of the atmosphere. we doubled the production of clean energy, which promises to reduce the utilization of fossil fuels for power generation. and we
and do you think the political will exists in washington to pass legislation that could include some kind of attacks on carbon? >> you know, as you know, mark, we can't attribute any particular weather event to climate change. what we do know is the temperature around the globe is increasing, faster than was predicted even ten years ago. we do know that the arctic ice cap is melting, faster than was even predicted five years ago. we do know there have been extraordinarily -- there have...
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there the carter family spent 15 minutes saying their last goodbyes to washington officials. then they boarded the plane to georgia where the president was finally going to make that announcement. >> just a few moments ago on air force one, i had received word officially for the first time that the ano carrierá on the first leg of a journey home. and that everyone of the hostages was alive, well and free. >> this is bill thomas reports. >> the first day of freedom for the 52 hostages was darkened today by emerging tales of beatings at the hands of their captors. >> the stories coming back from the air force hospital in germany are sketchy. feltering in from the families of the former prisoners who have tried in emotional terms to recall all that was said in a phone call from a loved one- half a world away. malcolm shall told his brother that he was beaten for trying to escape. the parents of marine start sergeant jimmy lopez says he was forced to sleep in a closet and abused. but the mental torture apparently was much worse and far more common than the physical abuse. the mi
there the carter family spent 15 minutes saying their last goodbyes to washington officials. then they boarded the plane to georgia where the president was finally going to make that announcement. >> just a few moments ago on air force one, i had received word officially for the first time that the ano carrierá on the first leg of a journey home. and that everyone of the hostages was alive, well and free. >> this is bill thomas reports. >> the first day of freedom for the 52...
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there is scuttlebutt in washington a direct wealth tax might be next on the docket. there is that sense, anything goes. i mention also specifically, i am a investor. i'm a hedge fund manager. this notion of taxing capital gains and dividends, we all want wealth, but when you tax capital gains and dividends like taxes oxygen. taxing exact wealth we want to create not just for the rich 1% but for the country as greater hold. melissa: all you can do is buy gold to hide i it under your bed. god forbid you make a buck. jonathan i want the trashcan and cash in it i will get it after the show. >> i going to buy your book with it. melissa: fantastic. perfect. >>> up next yet another round of sanctions to hit iran where it counts. this time going right for the heart of its economy and its gold. we're going to explain that. at the eed of the day it is all about money. ♪ . i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex expre
there is scuttlebutt in washington a direct wealth tax might be next on the docket. there is that sense, anything goes. i mention also specifically, i am a investor. i'm a hedge fund manager. this notion of taxing capital gains and dividends, we all want wealth, but when you tax capital gains and dividends like taxes oxygen. taxing exact wealth we want to create not just for the rich 1% but for the country as greater hold. melissa: all you can do is buy gold to hide i it under your bed. god...
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because we hear all of this fighting in washington and everyone is sticking to their own point and not putting anything new on the table. >> no, what is not being put on the table is the fact that $1.7 trillion in cuts where there was no matching revenue. i think a balanced approach is very fair. the american public understands that. melissa: that is not a balanced approach. this is one-sided approach. you're saying let's raise taxes on wealthy and raise taxes on corporations. i mean do you understand that those people are then going to spend less in the economy, they will hire fewer people? this will stall the economy? >> one-sided approach would be if we were only looking at revenue side. but it is not. it is a balanced approach. melissa: so what are you putting on the table? what is balanced approach? put one thing on the table? one thing that you're willing to cut spending on? >> they have cut spending by eliminating 400,000 jobs in education. they put their jobs on the line. they lost their homes. the middle class has paid. the problem is, there is no balance and there has been no
because we hear all of this fighting in washington and everyone is sticking to their own point and not putting anything new on the table. >> no, what is not being put on the table is the fact that $1.7 trillion in cuts where there was no matching revenue. i think a balanced approach is very fair. the american public understands that. melissa: that is not a balanced approach. this is one-sided approach. you're saying let's raise taxes on wealthy and raise taxes on corporations. i mean do...
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short term fiscal cliff or tumult in washington creates uncertainty. longer term the policy that will govern where this economy goes. and i think, as you pointed out some of the tax issues if that alone, the policy, as long as you continue down that path of highers taxes higher regulation, more intervention, a lost folks are saying will i want to participate in a game that simply seems rigged? melissa: what would you do from here? a lot of people asked me before the election, if president obama is reelected won't the stock market go up. i said no, absolutely. everyone says it will go down and at is exactly what happened. i want to give them the same sage advice . what do you do? do you buy gold? do you maybe, maybe real estate now is starting to make a lot of sense. prices are very low. terest rates are very low. you have to invest in something you can hold for a long time right now. god forbid you don't want to make any money. the government will take it away from you. what do you do? >> one of the most interesting things i have seen, melissa, since t
short term fiscal cliff or tumult in washington creates uncertainty. longer term the policy that will govern where this economy goes. and i think, as you pointed out some of the tax issues if that alone, the policy, as long as you continue down that path of highers taxes higher regulation, more intervention, a lost folks are saying will i want to participate in a game that simply seems rigged? melissa: what would you do from here? a lot of people asked me before the election, if president obama...
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he managed -- can washington manage it? thank you for joining me. the markets are looking in america and wondering whether politicians will be able to avoid this fiscal cliff. are things headed that way? but i think eventually they will. the good news -- >> i think eventually they will. the good news is that it is more like a fiscal beach. it is not like the debt ceiling. it is not a sudden that situation. there is a bit more flexibility. but one of the issues emerging is what the attitude of richer americans will be and whether they will accept the need to pay higher taxes. you probably read, as i did today, a very interesting op-ed by warren buffett, who points out that early in his career in the 1950's and 1960's when he was making a lot of money, the tax rate was many times higher than it is today. he is calling on rich americans to pay up. >> is warren buffett and out liar in this respect, or will he be able to drag with him -- is warren buffett on the outside in this respect, or will he be able to drive with him other
he managed -- can washington manage it? thank you for joining me. the markets are looking in america and wondering whether politicians will be able to avoid this fiscal cliff. are things headed that way? but i think eventually they will. the good news -- >> i think eventually they will. the good news is that it is more like a fiscal beach. it is not like the debt ceiling. it is not a sudden that situation. there is a bit more flexibility. but one of the issues emerging is what the...
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it's possible in context of the establishment in washington. you know this, too the money has always been on the side of immigration reform. because corporations want these guest workers. they want to exploit the visiting workers and whatnot and if it means that they have to give up some path to citizenship they'll do it. but the problem is they've created analect an electoral base that is motivated by their issues with brown people, gay people, by their issues of cultural i i implications of women having control over their bodies? >> eliot: i agree. the issue for the republican party is that those issues that motivated them, as you said, were the social issues which lost the election for them. they are no longer the demographics of the electorate, and no longer permit them to get to 50%. either popular vote for electoral college. they peel them off one by one. as they lose them they have no argument to make other than what john boehner sees left to make on taxes. that's what he wants to do. i'm not persuaded that that isn't a losing strategy o
it's possible in context of the establishment in washington. you know this, too the money has always been on the side of immigration reform. because corporations want these guest workers. they want to exploit the visiting workers and whatnot and if it means that they have to give up some path to citizenship they'll do it. but the problem is they've created analect an electoral base that is motivated by their issues with brown people, gay people, by their issues of cultural i i implications of...
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. >> well, at some point, everyons says in washington we have to do something about the deficit, and here's a good place to start.str if you need to actually bring i, revenue, the best place to do it is where it does theeast rm.hat that's on tax cuts for the wealthy. that's something that's really unassailable. now, if we were in conditions when we didn't have any deficiti issues, of course, we wouldn't have a need to raise taxes on anyone one, but we have competing priorities and have to find a way to pay for them. melissa: we have a spendingwe problem, h drunken sailors, a credit car to run forever, and we just can't. >> that also has consequences.ee as everyone knows with the looming so-called fiscal cliff discussion, if you cut too muchu you also drive the economy into an abyss so, you know, we'd all like to say we cut spending and live within our means, but it's not as simple as that.ple you can also cut spending too much so that you actually hurtrt the economy you're supposed to help. melissa: so, i agree with whath you are saying, and this is too civil. i got to derail it some
. >> well, at some point, everyons says in washington we have to do something about the deficit, and here's a good place to start.str if you need to actually bring i, revenue, the best place to do it is where it does theeast rm.hat that's on tax cuts for the wealthy. that's something that's really unassailable. now, if we were in conditions when we didn't have any deficiti issues, of course, we wouldn't have a need to raise taxes on anyone one, but we have competing priorities and have to...
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here is kevin chavez and former washington, d.c. councilman. welcome, kevin. >> it's good to be on. >> i am such a strong advocate the free markets. i do not understand why we don't allow much more school choice and, yes, vouchers to pay for it. >> well, i understand that. i'm a strong advocate for children. the fact is, larry, as we know, many traditional public schools just don't work for the kids. we're at a point where we need to fly the plane while we fix it. there's nothing wrong while we go through this long-term exercise, absolutely nothing wrong with letting innovation and create activity flewish. with some of the scholarships that are going yield, they're being turned on to something they never imagined. i was with a 14-year-old boy yesterday who said he couldn't sleep at night to the thought he may have to go back to his bad school. that just isn't right. >> that is not right. i hope the facts are right. 953 of the 1373 schools in louisiana, 953 -- that's well over half of these schools, get rated c, d or e. that's incredibly bad. ho
here is kevin chavez and former washington, d.c. councilman. welcome, kevin. >> it's good to be on. >> i am such a strong advocate the free markets. i do not understand why we don't allow much more school choice and, yes, vouchers to pay for it. >> well, i understand that. i'm a strong advocate for children. the fact is, larry, as we know, many traditional public schools just don't work for the kids. we're at a point where we need to fly the plane while we fix it. there's...
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"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the senate armed services committee holds a hearing this morning on the nomination of marine corps general joseph dunford to command forces in afghanistan, replacing general john allen. that's live at 9:30 eastern. general dunford led a regiment in the 2003 invasion of iraq. president obama spoke with reporters for a little less than an hour yesterday. it was his first news conference since early this year. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. i hear you have some questions for me. but let me just make a few remarks at the top and then i'll open it up. first of all, i want to reiterate what i said on friday. right now, our economy is still recovering from a very deep and damaging crisis. so our top priority has to be jobs and growth. we've got to build on the progress that we've made. because this nation succeeds when we've got a growing, thriving middle class. and that's the idea at the core of the plan that i talked about on the campaign trail over the last year, reward
"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the senate armed services committee holds a hearing this morning on the nomination of marine corps general joseph dunford to command forces in afghanistan, replacing general john allen. that's live at 9:30 eastern. general dunford led a regiment in the 2003 invasion of iraq. president obama spoke with reporters for a little less than an hour yesterday. it was his first news conference since early this year....
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this team came from washington state. >> it is overwhelming, people don't realize, they see their small area, they wonder why it takes so long to get their power back on, but the amount of devastation is just so widespread that it is crazy. >> reporter: just down the road in bay head, the duncan's home is in -- unlivable. the only way to save what is left is to fish out soggy insulation like many, they wonder when the crazy weather will finally end. >> i mean, it is just like a joke, no, it is too cold for the locusts. >> reporter: surprising resiliency, for people who face daunting recovery. the state of new york put an estimated price tag on this double hit from sandy and the nor'easter at $33 billion. but of course what people really want to know, brian, when will they get their power back >>> thank you, stephanie, this storm added more misery to the folks on staten island, long described as the city's forgotten borough. ann curry went there after the lives were shattered. this week, she went back to check with the people who lost just about everything. >> reporter: 62-year-old grand
this team came from washington state. >> it is overwhelming, people don't realize, they see their small area, they wonder why it takes so long to get their power back on, but the amount of devastation is just so widespread that it is crazy. >> reporter: just down the road in bay head, the duncan's home is in -- unlivable. the only way to save what is left is to fish out soggy insulation like many, they wonder when the crazy weather will finally end. >> i mean, it is just like...
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but what i about washington? plus, a look at the most innovative tech gadgets. welcome to "the willis report." ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everybody, i am gerri willis. forty-two days until the united states jumps off the fiscal cliff. that is if the white house and congress don't get their act together first. that means $600 billion in across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases, hitting every single american taxpayer right in the wallet. it's not just us but get hit hard, amid all the uncertainty, companies are scaling back their investment plans. according to "the wall street journal", u.s. companies are cutting their spending plans in the fiscal and economic uncertainty, and doing so at the fastest pace in the a recession. it goes on to say that companies are not planning to spend this year or next year. i am joined by jeffrey miron. welcome back to the show, jeffrey. good to see you. i want to start with some breaking news that we had. moody's just announced that they are cutting france's government rating to aa from triple-a. the s&p data back did it back i
but what i about washington? plus, a look at the most innovative tech gadgets. welcome to "the willis report." ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everybody, i am gerri willis. forty-two days until the united states jumps off the fiscal cliff. that is if the white house and congress don't get their act together first. that means $600 billion in across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases, hitting every single american taxpayer right in the wallet. it's not just us but get hit hard, amid all...
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it's a part of the program down in washington that doesn't seem to be there. while i have great respect for senator mccain who threatened to filly buster this. i couldn't have done what he did as a prisoner of war. as a fellow naval officer. i would ask him accountability for the overall public good not the party. i hope that unless he can show with firmness that there is a fact, there is some sort of issue out there that really isn't a political assertion, a partisan issue, that he is an american before he is a partisan. let's move on. americans want to have washington work once again. >> so, boris, if republican lawmakers go about blocking one or more of the president's cabinet positions that he's able to make, do they open the door to national scrutiny as being divisive and blocking the ability to get things done on a sense of compromise? >> they do if they do not have a concrete reason for blocking a particular nomination. in the case of ambassador susan wright, there is a glowing battle of benghazi unsettled and what her role in it was. >> i spoke to davi
it's a part of the program down in washington that doesn't seem to be there. while i have great respect for senator mccain who threatened to filly buster this. i couldn't have done what he did as a prisoner of war. as a fellow naval officer. i would ask him accountability for the overall public good not the party. i hope that unless he can show with firmness that there is a fact, there is some sort of issue out there that really isn't a political assertion, a partisan issue, that he is an...
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this huge storm will be impacting california, oregon and washington state over the weekend. we're still expecting another couple inches of rain, gusty winds, high waves. this is one of their bigger storms they'll probably see as they go through their rainy sto season. now for the good news, we're turning the corner on this cold spell. the warm air building in the middle of the country. beautiful last day of november, denver, kansas city through texas and eventually as we go throughout the next three days, some of this will work its way towards the east coast. and look at by sunday, we should be near 60 degrees in d.c., upper 50s, new york city. we're going to be dry everywhere east of the rockies this weekend. so it looks like, joe, if you have your pick of your days, i think east coast sunday looks for very nice to get outdoors and enjoy a nice warm start to december. >> he will plan on it. thank you so much, bill. greatly appreciate it. >>> now let's turn to sports. >> all right. >> you know, earlier this month, drew brees and the saints handed the falcons their only loss
this huge storm will be impacting california, oregon and washington state over the weekend. we're still expecting another couple inches of rain, gusty winds, high waves. this is one of their bigger storms they'll probably see as they go through their rainy sto season. now for the good news, we're turning the corner on this cold spell. the warm air building in the middle of the country. beautiful last day of november, denver, kansas city through texas and eventually as we go throughout the next...
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. >> this is the washington game with the scandal brewing, i get out of town. >> about the president using the language of the former military government to refer to myanmar? i know what to make of that. i hope he would take the opportunity with those tactics he should make it clear to china with the hostility is between our allies, japan and the philippines the mutual defense treaty brought into play. anything less than that did not detour tie never aggressive tactics. lou: and despite the involvement of united nations secretary general it could turn into the operation the israelis threatened in a matter of. >> that certainly is a possibility. whose supplies hamas? iran. look at the conflict. egypt has a hand from morsi and the disastrous economic policies. but taking on the nuclear issue, of face it. iran his benetton war over 34 years. was just another active for firing on the unmanned drone. they did not come forth to meet the challenge. lou: as you point* out the national media i ran in this context not take note of the president's agenda and the absence of china on the specific
. >> this is the washington game with the scandal brewing, i get out of town. >> about the president using the language of the former military government to refer to myanmar? i know what to make of that. i hope he would take the opportunity with those tactics he should make it clear to china with the hostility is between our allies, japan and the philippines the mutual defense treaty brought into play. anything less than that did not detour tie never aggressive tactics. lou: and...
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let's organize a rally on a saturday in washington d.c. when everything is closed and people come from around the country and spend a lot of money to walk around in a circle and home. i think. or say want to go. what if. i want to see all these. people five. people but since i think of it much for. i guess what you say but for all the government no longer represents the people the people are going to take such. a. poor. i. five thirty in the morning was a comedy on most mornings early in the occupy wall street movement there would only be about fifty maybe two hundred or so occupying the space but at five thirty in the morning on the morning of october fourteenth two thousand and eleven several thousand people were gathered there wide awake why because mayor mike bloomberg had declared that his own personal army his words the n.y.p.d. constituting the seventh largest army in the world when he dicked occupy wall street and these thousands were there not just in solidarity they were there armed with an idea some cardboard signs and an urgenc
let's organize a rally on a saturday in washington d.c. when everything is closed and people come from around the country and spend a lot of money to walk around in a circle and home. i think. or say want to go. what if. i want to see all these. people five. people but since i think of it much for. i guess what you say but for all the government no longer represents the people the people are going to take such. a. poor. i. five thirty in the morning was a comedy on most mornings early in the...
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there is a sense of hopelessness that is palpable in washington, d.c., right now. because, i don't believe the congress feels that it has the strength or the tools to actually penetrate the veil of denial and secrecy and opaqueness that is the administration, when it comes to what it has done. witness the last nine weeks. you are calling for a special prosecutor, and the fellow who has to do that work for the president of the united states. >> that's right, the attorney general. the attorney general haso do it. we -- >> do you really see eric holder saying, you know what? congressman, i think you have a splendid idea and what wll do is we're going to investigate ourselves. >> well, if he doesn't appoint a special prosecutor, someone to do an independent investigation what you have is the very people who have floated the idea of prosecuting general petraeus for adultery in the military. there's all kinds of things floated that they might do to him, there's all kinds of pressure that can be brought to bear. >> lou: wait. are you saying you don't think, speaking earli
there is a sense of hopelessness that is palpable in washington, d.c., right now. because, i don't believe the congress feels that it has the strength or the tools to actually penetrate the veil of denial and secrecy and opaqueness that is the administration, when it comes to what it has done. witness the last nine weeks. you are calling for a special prosecutor, and the fellow who has to do that work for the president of the united states. >> that's right, the attorney general. the...
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., unarmed drone drone arrived to provide real-time intelligence to tripoli and washington broke 12 '07 a.m., the 12th they announced that she react claimed responsibility for the benghazi attack with devours they knew they had real-time surveillance and real-time video and a declaration of responsibility later the same day obama's told the people "no axe of terror will shake the resolve of this great nation. mini thought it was a throwaway line. during the interview that cbs held for one month the president said quebec crisis negative -- suspicion is there are people involved to target americans from the start. september 13 that answer should be it is the lead suspect the same day the talking points were compiled and released james clapper said he reviewed and altered them. and assigned a very important duty susan rice was on five sunday talk shows. the petraeus brief lawmakers and agents learned there was no demonstration whatsoever. at that time deal bob administrations had no reason not to understand the entire muslim patio story was gutted by the facts. then the bodies of four am
., unarmed drone drone arrived to provide real-time intelligence to tripoli and washington broke 12 '07 a.m., the 12th they announced that she react claimed responsibility for the benghazi attack with devours they knew they had real-time surveillance and real-time video and a declaration of responsibility later the same day obama's told the people "no axe of terror will shake the resolve of this great nation. mini thought it was a throwaway line. during the interview that cbs held for one...
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what at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on ""washington journal." --"washington journal." today, president obama will get the arlington national ceremony -- cemetery for a veterans day ceremony. live coverage begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern on the c-span. >> 2013 should be the year we begin to solve our debt through tax reform and the entitlement reform. i am proposing that we avert the fiscal cliff together in a manner that ensures that 2013 is finally the year that our government comes to grips with the major problems that are facing us. >> i am open to compromise. i am open to new ideas. i am committed to solving our puzzle challenges. -- fiscal callenges. i refuse to upset any approach that is not balanced. i will not ask students and seniors and middle-class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me making over $250,000 a year are not asked to pay a dime more in taxes. >> the newly elected congress starts work in january. the current congress has work to do through the end of the year. work is expected on the impending abbas, including the expiration o
what at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on ""washington journal." --"washington journal." today, president obama will get the arlington national ceremony -- cemetery for a veterans day ceremony. live coverage begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern on the c-span. >> 2013 should be the year we begin to solve our debt through tax reform and the entitlement reform. i am proposing that we avert the fiscal cliff together in a manner that ensures that 2013 is finally the year...
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peter doocy with the latest latm washington. >> reporter: good morning, eric. the general tone among lawmakers suggesting that compromise may be on the horizon. it started on friday and continued this morning. >> we are grownups. we talk about maturity and age. we are grownups, i have a responsibility to the american people. the elements for an agreement are there. time is of the essence. the quicker we do it, the more confidence we instill, the better it is for the economy and for the american people. >> reporter: leader pelosi said she would not accept a deal that does not include tax rate increases for the wealthiest americans and described a road map she would like to chart out by first deciding how much the deficit should be reduced reducd setting a december deadline by which a deal needs to be done, ahead of the end of the month. the republicans have agreed to include new revenue, but they are not likely to sign up for the 1.6 trillion dollars in new taxes over a decade that president obama reportedly came to the table with. here's why. >> well, there is
peter doocy with the latest latm washington. >> reporter: good morning, eric. the general tone among lawmakers suggesting that compromise may be on the horizon. it started on friday and continued this morning. >> we are grownups. we talk about maturity and age. we are grownups, i have a responsibility to the american people. the elements for an agreement are there. time is of the essence. the quicker we do it, the more confidence we instill, the better it is for the economy and for...
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"washington post," a strong editorial against her. >> i talked to saxby chambliss, vice chair of the senate intelligence committeery heard from petraeus if he was going to call susan rice. he said it was up to the committee. then he said we need to hear from her. who gave her these talking points? what did she know when she went on the talk shows. because to the degree people believed she was misleading the country at this moment as to what happened in benghazi, who better to talk to than her. >> it's interesting that senator chambliss would say she's the key when the president says come after me. she's the un embassador. >> she's the one who talked on the talk shows and i suspect they're not going to subpoena or ask that the president come and testify. susan rice is subject to confirmation, especially if she's going to be the secretary of state. she's going to have to go to capitol hill and answer questions. >> it will be fascinating to see if she ask her or subpoena her and if she appears. always good to see you. >> thanks. >> for more of the interview today with senators saxby cha
"washington post," a strong editorial against her. >> i talked to saxby chambliss, vice chair of the senate intelligence committeery heard from petraeus if he was going to call susan rice. he said it was up to the committee. then he said we need to hear from her. who gave her these talking points? what did she know when she went on the talk shows. because to the degree people believed she was misleading the country at this moment as to what happened in benghazi, who better to...
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they have some money but the short run, washington is broke. they are going to have cut funding for states and own spending, entitlement reform. what we are afraid of, we agreed to do some of these on our own, they are going to stick us with the price tag and that is not good proposition for the people of virginia or any other state. >> greta: governor, thank you. when are you going to make your decision, by the 14th? >> we'll make it by the 14th. if we don't have better information we we'll join most of the governors that will have the federal default. we can't have a system where they give ace price tag and limited information and that is not a good deal. >> greta: governor, thank you, sir. >>> this time, she has let the obama administration know what she thinks about the healthcare mandate and here to tell you what she said. also celebrity lawyer, gloria allred jumping in the middle of the general petraeus sex scandle. [ male announcer ] kids grow up in no time... marie callender's turkey breast with stuffing is a great reason to slow down.
they have some money but the short run, washington is broke. they are going to have cut funding for states and own spending, entitlement reform. what we are afraid of, we agreed to do some of these on our own, they are going to stick us with the price tag and that is not good proposition for the people of virginia or any other state. >> greta: governor, thank you. when are you going to make your decision, by the 14th? >> we'll make it by the 14th. if we don't have better information...
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and other sort of goodies that are handed out in washington, that have resulted in the system of what many of us call crony capitalism. people are able to come in here and get an advantage, will do so. we want to stop that -- >> how do we get you -- i mean, everybody agrees it's bad, everybody agrees it's bad that there is special treatment for some, but that doesn't get it done. >> what i hope will come out of an agreement, probably at the end of the year, is a process put into place that will force us to engage in discussion about tax reform and get it done. i believe that we have an environment right now that will lend itself to us really doing that. and it will be an extraordinary thing. you are right. tell not be easy because, you know, the federal government is still facing extraordinary deficits. i mean, we have a trillion-dollar-a-year deficit. we have to keep that in mind so when the speaker talks about putting revenues on the table that in return, we actually can tell the people of this country that we are going to stop doing what we are doing and actually begin to pay down
and other sort of goodies that are handed out in washington, that have resulted in the system of what many of us call crony capitalism. people are able to come in here and get an advantage, will do so. we want to stop that -- >> how do we get you -- i mean, everybody agrees it's bad, everybody agrees it's bad that there is special treatment for some, but that doesn't get it done. >> what i hope will come out of an agreement, probably at the end of the year, is a process put into...
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>>guest: it says that wall street likes the sunday talk show talk in washington, dc. it says that stocks are extraordinarily undervalued because of the global economy outside of western empires that are dieing and fading including america. >>stuart: western empires? >>guest: yours was one of the first. maybe this is the inevitable conclusion of great empires, maybe they have to go through this. >>stuart: surely america is not in decline? >>guest: america is in decline. we have been coasting for a long dime and that is how the rest of the world started catching up. 40 years ago you would never buy a japanese radio let alone a car and 20 years ago they were the best cars in the world. we goal asleep at the switch and now we are going backwards with the economic policies based on the concept of fairness but make us less competitive. and why was sherwood williams up here in they are the largest paint company in the world and they want to sell more around the world. they have stocks up but not because of the american economy. >>neil: growth rate next year is how much? >>gu
>>guest: it says that wall street likes the sunday talk show talk in washington, dc. it says that stocks are extraordinarily undervalued because of the global economy outside of western empires that are dieing and fading including america. >>stuart: western empires? >>guest: yours was one of the first. maybe this is the inevitable conclusion of great empires, maybe they have to go through this. >>stuart: surely america is not in decline? >>guest: america is in...
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of the keystone pipeline now given everyone who was reelected and elected and what you're facing in washington? >> well, i think that will be the first real test. even with the changes in the election, there is still majority of support both in the senate and in the house for the keystone excel pipeline, i might add on a bipartisan basis the president implicitly indicated he would approve the second leg from canada down after the election. remember those comments? melissa: oh, yea >> we're waiting to see if he follows through. that will be the first test if his words really meant something during the election. melissa: jack, we'll keep an eye on that. remind us if we forget to check in on that because that's an important point. >> we will remind you, melissa and we'll stay in touch. melissa: thank you so much. timeor today's fuel gauge report. first up oil prices bounced back after plunging nearly 5% yesterday. better than expected u.s. jobs data and passage of a greek austerity bill helped push crude up .8 of a percent. gas rationing is imposed in new york city, i don't like that as well as l
of the keystone pipeline now given everyone who was reelected and elected and what you're facing in washington? >> well, i think that will be the first real test. even with the changes in the election, there is still majority of support both in the senate and in the house for the keystone excel pipeline, i might add on a bipartisan basis the president implicitly indicated he would approve the second leg from canada down after the election. remember those comments? melissa: oh, yea...
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but it also raises questions about the way that big business wields its power in washington. how they wield their power and what they are capable of getting for themselves when they want something. i raise that question today in one specific context. we are at the moment when not just newly-elected senators, but un incumbents are looking to get their assignments and what kind of work they are able to get done as senators. after the basic question of whether or not you can get elected, your assignment once you're in the senate is the most important thing about a senator's power in terms of what kind of impact you can have in d.c. if you want to influence policy in the senate, step one is get elected. step two is get on the right committees, and step three is try to take over your favorite committee. try to become the chair. both parties have their specific rules on how the assignments are made. the republicans have a term limit rule for being chairman or the top ranking republican on a committee. after six years, you have to roll over. you have to move on to a new place unless
but it also raises questions about the way that big business wields its power in washington. how they wield their power and what they are capable of getting for themselves when they want something. i raise that question today in one specific context. we are at the moment when not just newly-elected senators, but un incumbents are looking to get their assignments and what kind of work they are able to get done as senators. after the basic question of whether or not you can get elected, your...
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i went to washington, d.c. as an auditor and prosecutor to solve problems for missouri families and to hold government accountable to taxpayers. i knew it would take a couple of things. it would take hard work. it would take a compromise. first, in remarks. i had no idea the earmarking process was until i got there. lobbyists and campaign donations. i said, i will not play this game. we should do this based on merit and not who you know. i never asked for an earmarked. i went to work with republicans senators such as mccain and other republican colleagues. we banned earmarks. i am proud of that work. congressman akin has requested hundreds of earmarks. he was a proud defender of the year marking process. he said it was a constitutional principle. then there is contracting. as a prosecutor, i looked up of government contracting that was going on and look at what was going on in iraq and afghanistan. once again, working with both parties, we were able to really reform bureaucracies that was wasting your money in
i went to washington, d.c. as an auditor and prosecutor to solve problems for missouri families and to hold government accountable to taxpayers. i knew it would take a couple of things. it would take hard work. it would take a compromise. first, in remarks. i had no idea the earmarking process was until i got there. lobbyists and campaign donations. i said, i will not play this game. we should do this based on merit and not who you know. i never asked for an earmarked. i went to work with...
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some democrats, not all, patty murray bursaries is in washington. the republicans -- trying piece together a deal more to their liking. in other words, if the scope clip could be done for them. >> isn't good for them. he tells is people that there's going to have to be an insurance of entitlement reform to go alonwith revenue increases. now, you may not be seeing it, because it's very hard the way the president does this negoation. for that to come out and for people to understand that. but it is going on. it is going on today. the speaker of the house revealed that there is a way to bridge the gap bween phase one and phase two. phase one being a small package that gets rid of things and the big package, there is a way that we have iivented at the bipartisan policy center. we are very proud of it. it is an accelerated regulatory process. it is a good and exciting thing that we think will work. so i'm going to keep pushing. i have done it for 2.5 years. everything is on the table, mr. president. neil: senator, it better be on the table. one of the th
some democrats, not all, patty murray bursaries is in washington. the republicans -- trying piece together a deal more to their liking. in other words, if the scope clip could be done for them. >> isn't good for them. he tells is people that there's going to have to be an insurance of entitlement reform to go alonwith revenue increases. now, you may not be seeing it, because it's very hard the way the president does this negoation. for that to come out and for people to understand that....
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drone a few miles from its airspace last week was that i washington respect mistaken washington provocations you think briefly. yes i think it was a mistake i think it was a provocation the iranians charge that the drone was over iranian waters washington says they were international waters in any case there are many questions that need to be raised about this proliferation of drone warfare it raises searching questions about international law and it's a political ety all right thanks very much for being on the program much appreciated author and story gerald hold thank you. strong in a broader unable to return to a sick mother we're reporting on. who is a god from coming home to the us. we talk about. that could be. the legacy no one should be proud. of scrap metal littering pristine arctic landscape building stilton over their foundation pipes spilling black smoke over the snow covered peaks the traces of the soviet industrial activity on the spitzbergen archipelago don't make a pretty picture the guiding principle here is the worse the better locals like to tell the story that back in sov
drone a few miles from its airspace last week was that i washington respect mistaken washington provocations you think briefly. yes i think it was a mistake i think it was a provocation the iranians charge that the drone was over iranian waters washington says they were international waters in any case there are many questions that need to be raised about this proliferation of drone warfare it raises searching questions about international law and it's a political ety all right thanks very much...
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he comes to us from washington d.c. andy, welcome back inside "the war room." >> great to be back. >> jennifer: all right. so tell me about these moderate super pacs. who's involved? what issues are they pushing? >> absolutely. so the g.o.p. is in the middle of a reckoning right now. they got their buttsa kicked two weeks ago. especially among minorities in this country. they see the demographics stacked against them. they realize that they have some soul searching to do to figure out the path forward. to be a viable party. in come a group of super pacs, one focuses on immigration reform. one focusing on supporting gay marriage. another on gun control. that are out there and their goal their purpose is to provide political cover to provide air support on the airwaves, if you will, big money, behind republican candidates who will say no to the fringe, who will say no to the far right and will take moderate positions more centrist positions on these hot button issues. >> jennifer: so who's controlling the agenda? the poli
he comes to us from washington d.c. andy, welcome back inside "the war room." >> great to be back. >> jennifer: all right. so tell me about these moderate super pacs. who's involved? what issues are they pushing? >> absolutely. so the g.o.p. is in the middle of a reckoning right now. they got their buttsa kicked two weeks ago. especially among minorities in this country. they see the demographics stacked against them. they realize that they have some soul searching...
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i will ask a man who knows how washington works. bob woodward. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yea, i know. oh, you're good. good luck! priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only from the postal service. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the
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stuart: peter barnes in washington. the fda is investigating 13 deaths for possible link to those 5 our energy drinks, and reports of people being hospitalized after drinking them. the company's chief responded to those cases on fox business yesterday. >> if you look through them, there are cases which most of them are ridiculous. i have five our energy yesterday and a stomachache. stuart: there have been similar investigations into monster beverage. are these drinks save. dr. mark siegel, fox news medical contributor in new york. straightforward, are these save? >> they have a potential to be an save but let's talk about them. 16% increase in how much we sell each year, $8.9 billion industry in the united states, $8 billion industry, separated into two have. on the one half is beverages like full throttle, considered a beverages. these 5 our drinks are considered dietary supplements. with dietary supplements they're obligated to tell the fda if there's a problem and the ceo on fox business is saying every time somebody
stuart: peter barnes in washington. the fda is investigating 13 deaths for possible link to those 5 our energy drinks, and reports of people being hospitalized after drinking them. the company's chief responded to those cases on fox business yesterday. >> if you look through them, there are cases which most of them are ridiculous. i have five our energy yesterday and a stomachache. stuart: there have been similar investigations into monster beverage. are these drinks save. dr. mark...
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it didn't have to do with day to day life in washington. >> i understand. as you see we're now two decades beyond. explain. is it worse now than it's ever been and how bad could it possibly get? >> i think it is worse. i think it's worst in large part because if we don't recognize who your enemy is, and this was written 2000 years ago, you will lose. we have not recognized the enemy to be radical islam. we've created all kinds of names for it like al-qaeda and hamas and islam i can jihad, but in fact, it is radical islam. it's not war against all muslims. it's radical islam. what we've failed to do is to define the enemy so you know how to combat it. >> how widespread do you think this is because i think it's far more widespread than people are willing to acknowledge. >> i will tell you what they're advertising for right now who are martyrs that will blow themself not in the middle east but in other countries. for example, i mean, it's easy to get in and out of venezuela where we do have a diplomatic mission. it's easy to get if you're a member of hamas and
it didn't have to do with day to day life in washington. >> i understand. as you see we're now two decades beyond. explain. is it worse now than it's ever been and how bad could it possibly get? >> i think it is worse. i think it's worst in large part because if we don't recognize who your enemy is, and this was written 2000 years ago, you will lose. we have not recognized the enemy to be radical islam. we've created all kinds of names for it like al-qaeda and hamas and islam i can...